High Yield Portfolio Manager

The Progressive Corp

Stamford, CT

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$250,000–$325,000 Per Year
SKILLS
Accounting, Balance Sheet, Career Development, Credit Analysis, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Economics, Financial Trend Analysis, Investment Management, Investment Strategy, Liquidity, Market Trend Analysis, Mathematics, Organizational Skills, Preventive Medicine, Regulations, Risk Management, Sales, Strategic Planning, Tuition Fees
LOCATION
Stamford, CT
POSTED
30+ days ago

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Progressive is dedicated to helping employees move forward and live fully in their careers. Your journey has already begun. Apply today and take the first step to Destination: Progress.

As a high-yield portfolio manager, you'll help manage Progressive's high‑yield bond portfolio, delivering strong total returns while protecting the company's balance sheet. In this role, you'll set investment strategies, make informed credit decisions, and maintain close connections to markets, issuers, and credit trends. You build and manage portfolios aligned to investment objectives and conduct in‑depth issuer and industry research. Additionally, you'll implement buy, hold, and sell decisions across the capital structure and actively manage risk, liquidity, and exposure through market cycles.

Must-have qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 7 years of relevant work experience.
  • {OR} Master's degree or higher and a minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience.

Preferred skills

  • Knowledge of high-yield strategies, bond math, yield curve dynamics, accounting, corporate credit analysis, covenants, macro-economics, and market regulations.
  • Prior experience presenting investment ideas in an organized and clear fashion.
  • Demonstrated skills defining problems, collecting and analyzing data, and drawing valid conclusions.
  • Ability to assume and manage investment risk.
  • Strong relationship-building skills with the ability to maintain relationships with dealers and complete trades.

Compensation

  • Base: $250,000 - $325,000/year depending on position level and experience
  • Gainshare annual cash incentive payment up to 110% - 180% (depending on position level) of your eligible earnings based on company performance and experience
  • Participation in our restricted stock units plan

Benefits

  • 401(k) with dollar-for-dollar company match up to 6%
  • Medical, dental & vision, including free preventative care
  • Wellness & mental health programs
  • Health care flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, & life insurance
  • Paid time off, including volunteer time off
  • Paid & unpaid sick leave where applicable, as well as short & long-term disability
  • Parental & family leave; military leave & pay
  • Diverse, inclusive & welcoming culture with Employee Resource Groups
  • Career development & tuition assistance

Equal Opportunity Employer

Sponsorship for work authorization for foreign national candidates is not available for this position.

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About the Company

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The Progressive Corp

At Progressive, our diverse group of more than 33,000 talented professionals come from all walks of life and all fields of business-spanning six large corporate offices and hundreds of smaller claims and legal offices around the country. Whether it's the pride of working for a successful, Fortune 200 Company or the enjoyment of experiencing a unique work environment every single day-you'll soon find out there are a lot of perks to working here. Progressive is a place where innovation and collaboration are a way of life, where hard work is celebrated and rewarded, where you can see what you're truly made of … and love what you do.

COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Insurance
FOUNDED
1937
WEBSITE
http://www.progressive.com